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Traffic and safety
The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets
Traffic volume14-hour count · May 21, 2025
Traffic is heaviest from the west: 4,213 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 42% of the total, against 389 from the south. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 1,083 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 12% above the afternoon peak from 5:30 p.m. (966). Heavy vehicles made up 4.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 17 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 1,083 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 966 from 5:30 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).
Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m
The worst year was 2022, with 3 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 9 collisions (47%) involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 11% of collisions. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (16%). The most recent report on file is from Jul 11, 2025.
One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Mar 10, 2017. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 19 | 1.9 a year per 10,000 daily vehicles |
| With an injury | 9 | #1839 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 9 | |
| Fail to remain | 2 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 2 | #1050 of 2,576 |
| Severity not classified | 1 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 2 | latest Mar 10, 2017 |
A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.
Traffic on these streets
The City's most recent midblock count on Lawrence Ave E between Tredvalley Grv and Centennial Rd (66 m away, Nov 2011) recorded volume only — about 6,249 vehicles a day — with no speed data.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Ave E · Tredvalley Grv – Centennial Rd · 66 m | Nov 2011 · 3 days | 6,249 | — | — | — |
| Centennial Rd · Charles Tupper Dr – Conference Blvd · 373 m | Sep 2009 · 3 days | 2,910 | — | — | — |
Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.
- The crossing
- Signal 1452, activated 1983 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 54 38 200 nearest 41 m
- Express
- 954
- Blue Night
- 354 395
- Nearest stops
- 2 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave East at Centennial Rd East Side; Lawrence Ave East at Centennial Rd
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- no station within 1 km
Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.
Parking within 2 km
- Green P
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 6 mapped lots within 500 m, 33 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.
Within a walk
What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.
Food, shops and services
No grocery store is listed within a kilometre of this corner. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 6 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Azumi Teppanyaki and Sushi, 694 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Port Union Pharmacy, 711 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Azumi Teppanyaki and Sushi · 5514 Lawrence Ave E Unit-14694 m · 8 min
- JJ's Roti Delight · 5506 Lawrence Ave E707 m · 8 min
- Pizza Pizza · 5500 Lawrence Ave E Unit-2708 m · 8 min
- Popeyes Louisiana Chicken · 5500 Lawrence Ave E712 m · 8 min
- Mr Bean Coffee Co · 5550 Lawrence Ave E Unit-13815 m · 10 min
- Food shops
- Jac and Jill's Bake Shop 815 m · 10 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Port Union Pharmacy 711 m · 8 min
- Child care
- St. Brendan Kindergarten Before & After School Program · 39 spaces, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day659 m · 8 min
- Charlottetown Kindergarten Extended Care Program · 26 spaces, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day835 m · 10 min
- Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Scarborough · 105 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day911 m · 11 min
- Washrooms
- Port Union Community Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed650 m · 8 min
Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.
Parks, schools and places
- Parks (7)
- Port Union Community Recreation Centre Park733 m · 9 min
- Bill Hancox Park796 m · 9 min
- Wanita Park848 m · 10 min
- Charlottetown Park868 m · 10 min
- Centennial Park - Scarborough1 km · 12 min
- Community centres
- Port Union Community Recreation Centre650 m · 8 min
- Schools
- Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 499 m · 6 min
- St Brendan Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 659 m · 8 min
- Charlottetown Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 835 m · 10 min
- Ecole Elementaire Catholique Saint MichelFrench Separate · 911 m · 11 min
- Centennial Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 14 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Port Union branch631 m · 8 min
Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.
Not within a walk: a grocery store or a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 1 | 0 | 0 | street/outdoor (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Police offset every occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing, so these are thefts on the streets and premises around this node, not necessarily at the corner itself. Other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see Centennial Scarborough.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Lawrence & Centennial a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025, out of 19 reported collisions of any severity. High counts usually track high traffic volume rather than a design flaw; volume is shown alongside so the numbers can be read in context.
How busy is Lawrence & Centennial?
An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from May 21, 2025, 62% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is Lawrence & Centennial a walkable intersection?
Lawrence & Centennial scores 33 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: nearest park 0.7 km · 1 community centre within 800 m; 1 school within 500 m · 3 licensed child cares within 1 km; 2 stops within 300 m · 6 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.
Where can I park near Lawrence & Centennial?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 33 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 4,170 spaces — 6 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Lawrence & Centennial by transit?
Bus routes 54, 38, 200, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave East at Centennial Rd East Side, 41 m).
What restaurants are near Lawrence & Centennial?
None within 300 m, and 6 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Azumi Teppanyaki and Sushi (694 m), JJ's Roti Delight (707 m), Pizza Pizza (708 m), Popeyes Louisiana Chicken (712 m) and Mr Bean Coffee Co (815 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Lawrence & Centennial?
The nearest is Port Union Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 5450 Lawrence Ave E, 650 m away.
Is there child care near Lawrence & Centennial?
Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 170 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St. Brendan Kindergarten Before & After School Program (659 m, 39 spaces), Charlottetown Kindergarten Extended Care Program (835 m, 26 spaces) and Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Scarborough (911 m, 105 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
How many thefts are reported at Lawrence & Centennial?
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Centennial Scarborough page.
What neighbourhood is Lawrence & Centennial in?
Lawrence & Centennial is in Centennial Scarborough (City of Toronto neighbourhood 133). It is in Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park, represented by Councillor Neethan Shan.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count May 21, 2025.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 25 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Coordinates: 43.77736, -79.14656 · centreline node 13445921.